The Is it The Bible or is it Shakespeare? quiz

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As my heroine, Dolly, reminds us in 'Seven Will Out: A Renaissance Revel', people have been confusing Shakespeare and Bible quotations for centuries. In fact, such mis-attributions are a running gag throughout the book. How good are you at sourcing quotes from these two sources? Bible experts and Shakespeare aficionados, the game is afoot!

“The rain it raineth every day.”

The Bible, Book of Genesis: Noah bemoaning the floodShakespeare’s haunting refrain from ‘Twelfth Night’Shakespeare’s MacBeth commenting on the abysmal Scottish weather

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“The devil can quote scripture to suit his purpose."

The Bible, Book of Matthew, Jesus rebuking Pontius Pilate John the Baptist wrestling with his demons in The Bible, Book of MatthewA friendly reminder not to believe everything you hear from Shakespeare's ‘The Merchant of Venice’

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“Do Poor Tom some charity.”

Jesus taking pity on ‘Doubting Thomas’ in the Bible, Book of John Shakespeare, ‘King Lear’: Edgar begs Lear for sympathy on a stormy heathCatherine Howard begging her husband not to execute her lover in Shakespeare, ‘Henry VIII’

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“Her price is above rubies.”

Marc Antony bargaining with Julius Caesar for Cleopatra’s favors in Shakespeare’s ‘Cleopatra’Marc Antony bargaining with Julius Caesar for Cleopatra’s favors in Shakespeare’s ‘Cleopatra’The Bible, Book of Proverbs on the worth of a good woman

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“My beloved is mine, and I am his."

Juliet’s final words in Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’Esther’s comment after her King has awakened to her virtues in The Bible, Book of EstherSome romantic contentment from the Bible, Songs of Solomon

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“Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.”

Shakespeare’s Lady MacBeth in full OCD breakdown mode about the blood on her handsEve seeking forgiveness for the Original Sin in The Bible, Book of GenesisMetaphorical herbalism from The Bible, Book of Psalms

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“And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.”

Jesus’ words before healing a blind man in The Bible, Book of John Shakespeare: Gloucester speaking literally and metaphorically to Lear in ‘King Lear’Jesus on the shortcomings of the Pharisees, the Bible, Book of Matthew

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“Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.”

Polonius being sanctimonious yet again in Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'Henry IV stressing out in the eponymous Shakespearian playThe Bible, Book of Matthew: The Three Kings prognosticating to Mary at the nativity

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“Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you."

God giving Eve direction in the Bible, Book of GenesisShakespeare: Katherine’s father giving his daughter wedding-eve advice in ‘The Taming of the Shrew’Shakespeare: Polonius being sanctimonious one more time as he advises his daughter Ophelia in ‘Hamlet’